Except that in Part 2 of the Joker/Donna Loren episode when the power goes out, Joker says, "Gotham City must be having a blackout just like New York!" Also there are a couple episodes where the establishing stock footage of Gotham City isn't New York but Boston!

Despite owning a copy of the DC Atlas that puts Gotham in New Jersey and Metropolis in Delaware, I've always thought this as well: that Gotham City is in the state of Gotham (with its neighboring state being New Guernsey). Along these same lines, there's an episode of "Lois & Clark" ("Return of the Prankster") that places Metropolis in the fictional state of New Troy (it's visible on a map of the state (which is actually a map of lower Manhattan)).

I clicked so you didn't have to, and I'm happy to report it's all good. It's a New Jersey-oriented pop culture site. The name is a defiant co-opting of New Jersey's reputation as "armpit of the nation."

I guess one could say Gotham City is in the State of Mind - being that it's wherever the Bat fan pictures it to be. Having said that, besides originally being in New York City as Andy informed, everyone knows the name actually comes from a section of New York City thereby making the Gotham City - New York City connection again. More allusions come through the show whether it be NYC stock footage or even a map of Manhattan in Gordon's office. Then there's Mayor Linseed - the take of the real New York Mayor Lindsay, the Tavern on the Green-type restaurant Bruce Wayne takes Miss Kitka to in the film, and even locating the United World building itself in Gotham City! So many connections between the two you can't miss.

Still, when I was a schnick watching the show and reading the comics I, for some strange reason, pictured Gotham City being somewhere between New York and Philadelphia. Don't ask me why. I also pictured (and still do) Metropolis to be D.C.'s version of Chicago, Star City is Dallas, Central City is St. Louis, and Coast City is Los Angeles.

"Hmmm... I don't like the twist this joke is taking. Let us away! Let us away!"

Despite owning a copy of the DC Atlas that puts Gotham in New Jersey and Metropolis in Delaware, I've always thought this as well: that Gotham City is in the state of Gotham (with its neighboring state being New Guernsey). Along these same lines, there's an episode of "Lois & Clark" ("Return of the Prankster") that places Metropolis in the fictional state of New Troy (it's visible on a map of the state (which is actually a map of lower Manhattan)).

Kite Kid - Love the name, love the avatar!

"Hmmm... I don't like the twist this joke is taking. Let us away! Let us away!"